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People in northern Queensland are urged to make sure their vaccinations are up to date after a spike in whooping cough cases.

Parents were notified late last week after the Cairns student was suspected of suffering from whooping cough.

That diagnosis has since been confirmed and is one of 37 cases in the north of the state this year.

Only 10 cases had been reported by this time last year.

Australian Medical Association Queensland Council of General Practice chairman Richard Kidd urged all Australians, particularly those in northern Queensland, to vaccinate against largely preventable diseases in the wake of the recent spike.

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Whooping cough (also known as pertussis or 100-day cough ) is a highly contagious bacterial disease. Initially, symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose, fever

THE potentially fatal whooping cough is expected to spike in Queensland this year with it being six years since the last epidemic. up to date with vaccinations ,” she said. The warning comes after an outbreak of the highly contagious bacterial infection was reported in northern New South Wales last

"In pre-vaccination times [whooping cough] would kill at least one person in 10, and today sadly we will still see babies that will die because they haven't had the opportunity to get vaccinated," he said.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a disease of the respiratory tract caused by bacteria that live in the mouth, nose and throat.

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Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women helps in two ways The whooping cough vaccine is provided free by Queensland Health to pregnant women in their third trimester (preferably between 28 and 32 weeks).

While the spike was startling, Dr. James D. Cherry, a And although a study in 2016 found a correlation between vaccination rates and the rates of both whooping cough and measles, confirmed cases In its mildest form, whooping cough , a bacterial illness formally called pertussis, causes

While anyone can contract the infection, it is particularly life-threatening for unvaccinated babies, the sick and the elderly.

Dr Kidd said while vaccination was a vital part of reducing the risk of death due to whooping cough, there was no inoculation that could entirely prevent sufferers from contracting the disease, and people who had it as children could contract it again as adults.

"The coughing is so severe people almost want to die ... older adults can certainly break their ribs," he said.

"The closer we can get to a 100 per cent vaccination rate the safer everybody is."

Brian Stopford was literally brought to his knees by coughing fits for months due to whooping cough.

The far north Queensland teacher contracted the debilitating disease five years ago and remembers the pain vividly.

"They call it the 100-day cough and I can vouch for how long it lasts," he said.

"I've never been as sick in my adult life. I lost about 5kg in two weeks because I couldn't eat. I lost my voice completely and getting up was a challenge. I was weak.

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Whooping cough is a serious disease that can cause babies to stop breathing. You can help protect babies from whooping cough by getting your vaccine and making sure your baby gets If you are pregnant, talk with your ob-gyn or midwife about getting the whooping cough shot called Tdap.

Before the vaccination against whooping cough was introduced in the 1950's, there were more than 100,000 reported cases in England and Wales per year. Three out of four children caught the disease and some died every year.

"I'd go into a coughing fit that could reduce me to my hands and knees, and there was no [knowing] when it would stop and I could get off the floor. I wouldn't wish it on anyone."

The 37 presentations of whooping cough this year follow a total of 314 confirmed cases in northern Queensland last year.

Tropical Public Health Services (Cairns) director Richard Gair said while this year and last year's numbers had been high, he was not surprised by the spikes.

"We do know whooping cough follows a pattern where we have peaks and troughs over the years, so we're used to seeing a peak every three to four years," he said.

"We often see a difference in the pattern of diseases in different areas of the state. We often see it with flu for example."

Dr Gair said more than half of the people infected this year in northern Queensland were aged 14 years or under.

"We will ask anyone affected not to attend school until they're non-infectious," he said.

The vaccination rate among children in northern Queensland has remained relatively stable over the past three years, indicating a drop in inoculations was not the sole cause of the spike.

Dr Gair said that did not mean parents should become complacent when it came to vaccinations.

"I don't think we can ever completely eliminate transmission [of whooping cough], but we can certainly reduce the number of cases or spikes and reduce the severity of the disease," he said.

"If we let the vaccination rates drop then we could see an increase in serious illness and death from these infectious diseases."

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THE potentially fatal whooping cough is expected to spike in Queensland this year with it being six years since the last epidemic. up to date with vaccinations ,” she said. The warning comes after an outbreak of the highly contagious bacterial infection was reported in northern New South Wales last

Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women helps in two ways The whooping cough vaccine is provided free by Queensland Health to pregnant women in their third trimester (preferably between 28 and 32 weeks).

While the spike was startling, Dr. James D. Cherry, a And although a study in 2016 found a correlation between vaccination rates and the rates of both whooping cough and measles, confirmed cases In its mildest form, whooping cough , a bacterial illness formally called pertussis, causes

Whooping cough is a serious disease that can cause babies to stop breathing. You can help protect babies from whooping cough by getting your vaccine and making sure your baby gets If you are pregnant, talk with your ob-gyn or midwife about getting the whooping cough shot called Tdap.

Whooping cough : Symptoms, treatment and causes - www.netdoctor.co.uk

Before the vaccination against whooping cough was introduced in the 1950's, there were more than 100,000 reported cases in England and Wales per year. Three out of four children caught the disease and some died every year.

It is called whooping cough because of the " whoop " heard when a person who has it gasps for breath. Whooping cough is also known as pertussis. Pertussis Vaccination ? My Story: Whooping cough is a dangerous disease that can be catastrophic for infants.

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